06/03/2026
June = Caribbean-American Heritage Month
In June 2005, the House of Representatives unanimously adopted H. Con. Res. 71, sponsored by Congresswoman Barbara Lee, recognizing the significance of Caribbean people and their descendants in the history and culture of the United States. On February 14, 2006, the resolution similarly passed the Senate, culminating a two-year, bipartisan and bicameral effort. The Proclamation was issued by President George W. Bush on June 6, 2006.
In recognition of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we reflect on America's Caribbeanโthe U.S. Virgin Islands. In 1992, Congress created Salt River Bay National Historical Park and Ecological Preserve as part of the National Park Systemโto preserve, protect, and tell the story of its rich contributions to the nationโs natural and cultural heritage. The park "documents the human and natural Caribbean world from the earliest indigenous settlements in the central Caribbean to their clash with seven different colonial European powers to the present day." https://bit.ly/2MIVgPg